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CoMPANY NEwS

HPCL Bags Three Prestigious Awards BPCL Announces

Arun Kumar Singh
As CMD

harat
BPetroleum
Corporation
Limited (BPCL),
a ‘Maharatna’
and a Fortune
Global 500
Company has
announced the
appointment
PCL has won three prestigious Nation, especially during the Pandemic.
Hawards by Governance Now during With work from home and carrying out of Shri Arun Kumar Singh as the
a clinquant virtual function at 8th PSU Operations, remotely becoming the new Chairman and Managing Director of
Awards. Dr. Kiran Bedi (IPS), Former normal during the Pandemic, HPCL’s the company and consequently he
Lt. Governor of Puducherry presented IS team provided quintessential support has taken charge today. A Mechanical
HPCL’s ‘Investment in Startups Award’ to the Corporation to quickly adapt to Engineer by qualification, Shri Arun
to Sh. Rajnish Mehta, Executive Director the changing scenario. This enabled Kumar Singh was earlier Director
- Corporate Strategy & Planning and the Corporation to serve the Nation (Marketing) on the Board of the
Business Development, conferred uninterrupted even during Lockdown. company, holding additional charge
Digital Transformation Leader (CIO) of Director (Refineries) and Director
Award to Sh. Rajiv Chandra, Executive HPCL’s PRCC Department, has shown (Finance). In his more than 36 years
Director Information Systems and exemplary efforts during the Pandemic of experience in Oil & Gas industry,
felicitated Sh. Rajeev Goel, Chief by carrying out effective internal and he has headed Business Units and
General Manager – Public Relations external communication to not only Entities in BPCL such as Retail, LPG,
and Corporate Communication (PRCC), spread the message of Covid Appropriate Pipelines, Supply Chain Optimization,
who was conferred with Communication Behaviour to the general public, but also etc. He also held the position of
Leader Award. kept the Corporation informed, engaged President (Africa & Australasia) in
and invigorated towards Country’s fight
These prestigious awards by Governance Bharat PetroResources Ltd., a wholly
Now recognize and felicitate outstanding against the Pandemic. PRCC spearheaded owned Subsidiary of BPCL, engaged
efforts of the PSUs who have been a HPCL’s ‘Unite2FightCorona’ campaign, in exploration of Oil & Gas, largely
key to the Country’s meteoric growth which saw taking the message of Covid overseas. He is also Chairman of
since Independence. This year’s awards Appropriate Behavior to over 7 crore Indraprastha Gas Ltd. a Joint Venture
focused on the work carried out by the citizens thru various ATL & TTL CGD Company, listed on Indian
various PSUs during the Pandemic who Mediums, reemphasizing HPCL as a bourses. He is also a Director on the
contributed significantly towards India’s Socially responsible Corporate. Earlier Board of Bharat Gas Resources Ltd,
fight against Covid-19.HPCL’s Startup PCL has been recognized with two a wholly owned subsidiary of BPCL,
Initiative program, Udgam enables prestigious honors at Media360 Awards engaged in Natural Gas business; on
Innovators & Entrepreneurs pursue a 2021 by Campaign India. The two the Board of Bharat Oman Refineries
promising idea, establish and validate awards are for its Corporate Website Limited, a subsidiary of BPCL engaged
proof of concept (POC) and support (Delivering Happiness) and 360° in Refining business; and he represents
commercialization. HPCL is currently Employee Communication Campaign BPCL on the board of Petronet LNG
working with many Startups and have under the categories Best Use Of Media Ltd (PLL), a Joint Venture Company,
helped innovators and entrepreneurs : Digital Website (English) and Insight listed on Indian bourses.
commercially implement their workable & Innovation Total Communications
ideas, thus fueling innovation in the Campaign respectively.

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